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| Nana found this pie/ice cream place for dessert! |
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| Mammoth Bones! |
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| Another repair to the trailer! The air conditioner would not turn off so a new control box was needed! |
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| This ranger spent some time with us teaching us about the buffalo and the park! |
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| The storm clouds turned into a beautiful thunderstorm with marble sized hail! |
So, after the the day from hell we packed the camper and headed for South Dakota.The drive was a welcome change with roads straight as an arrow and rather flat. The corn fields have been replaced with grassy plains and to my surprise sunflowers. We passed several fields of sunflowers that were thousands of acres long! 
The whole family is excited this next stop because we will be meeting up with Karen's parents AKA Nana & Papa to the kids! The trip wasn't too bad, about 250 miles all together. We took a few pit stops along the way to stretch our legs and let Norman out. One such stop was at Wall drugs, a longstanding resting point for travelers traveling to the west. Their hook, or the way to get you in, is they give out free water to anyone passing by. This was a great way to lure in customers back in the day as its very dry in this part of the west. After stopping at Wall we headed to Custer, South Dakota, to a campground called "The Flintstones". Karen thought the kids would enjoy it because it has the whole Bedrock theme going on and even a small amusement park built into it. After setting up camp we had Nana & Papa over for the rest of Kaylee's birthday party and to just spend sometime together. I have to say that its nice to have family come visit you on a trip like this, because your never in a place long enough to make close friends, so it can be a little lonely at times. The we all had fun reminiscing about parts of our trip and planning the next few days out with our parents. The next few days were spent, with our parents, taking in the sights of Custer State Park, Crazy Horse, Mount Rushmoreand a nice Woolly Mammoth museum in nearby Hot Springs. The time spent together with our family was a breath of fresh air especially after the last couple of days trying to get this school thing perfected! After Nana & Papa left we continued exploring what this area had to offer. We visited the Badlands, Needles Highway, Downtown Custer & Rapid City. The favorite by far for the kids was Custer Sate Park and the wildlife. We got to pet the burrows, feed the prairie dogs, and most of all, watch the buffalo roam! When looking at South Dakota on a map, Karen and I thought we would spend about 5 days at the most here, but boy were we wrong! South Dakota has so much to offer that we extended our stay to 10 days and could have easily stayed for 2-3 weeks. While we would love to stay longer, the weather won't wait for us, so its time to move! In closing, I have to say that this place is absolutely beautiful with its never ending view of blue sky's filled with crisp white clouds and the way the landscape changes from grasslands to rugged granite mountains in and the Badlands! South Dakota is a must see for anyone thinking about visiting the west!
The whole family is excited this next stop because we will be meeting up with Karen's parents AKA Nana & Papa to the kids! The trip wasn't too bad, about 250 miles all together. We took a few pit stops along the way to stretch our legs and let Norman out. One such stop was at Wall drugs, a longstanding resting point for travelers traveling to the west. Their hook, or the way to get you in, is they give out free water to anyone passing by. This was a great way to lure in customers back in the day as its very dry in this part of the west. After stopping at Wall we headed to Custer, South Dakota, to a campground called "The Flintstones". Karen thought the kids would enjoy it because it has the whole Bedrock theme going on and even a small amusement park built into it. After setting up camp we had Nana & Papa over for the rest of Kaylee's birthday party and to just spend sometime together. I have to say that its nice to have family come visit you on a trip like this, because your never in a place long enough to make close friends, so it can be a little lonely at times. The we all had fun reminiscing about parts of our trip and planning the next few days out with our parents. The next few days were spent, with our parents, taking in the sights of Custer State Park, Crazy Horse, Mount Rushmoreand a nice Woolly Mammoth museum in nearby Hot Springs. The time spent together with our family was a breath of fresh air especially after the last couple of days trying to get this school thing perfected! After Nana & Papa left we continued exploring what this area had to offer. We visited the Badlands, Needles Highway, Downtown Custer & Rapid City. The favorite by far for the kids was Custer Sate Park and the wildlife. We got to pet the burrows, feed the prairie dogs, and most of all, watch the buffalo roam! When looking at South Dakota on a map, Karen and I thought we would spend about 5 days at the most here, but boy were we wrong! South Dakota has so much to offer that we extended our stay to 10 days and could have easily stayed for 2-3 weeks. While we would love to stay longer, the weather won't wait for us, so its time to move! In closing, I have to say that this place is absolutely beautiful with its never ending view of blue sky's filled with crisp white clouds and the way the landscape changes from grasslands to rugged granite mountains in and the Badlands! South Dakota is a must see for anyone thinking about visiting the west!  |
| These buffalos are on each corner of downtown Custer! |
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| Crazy Horse |
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| The Badlands! |
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| A tour bus traveling Needles Highway! |
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